Lockheed Martin Selects ORBCOMM’s IoT Application Platform for Automated Identification Technology Infrastructure

Provides global supply chain solution for tracking assets worldwide and improving operational efficiency across the enterprise

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Internet of Things (IoT) and RFID solutions, today announced that Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics Division has selected ORBCOMM’s turnkey iApp platform as a replacement to their existing RFID-based data collection solution. ORBCOMM’s robust iApp platform will enable automated data capture, processing, traceability and analysis of assets located at global storage sites managed by Lockheed Martin, their partners and their sellers.

ORBCOMM will utilize Lockheed Martin’s next generation Automated Identification Technology (AIT) infrastructure to automate their data collection system. ORBCOMM’s iApp platform will locate and track mission-critical assets enabled with RFID readers using a single enterprise solution for seamless, integrated operations. By leveraging ORBCOMM’s best-in-class IoT platform, Lockheed Martin will improve operational efficiency, enhance security and maximize cost savings throughout their Aeronautics Division.

“We are pleased to be selected by Lockheed Martin as their technology partner in building a scalable, sensor-driven data collection solution to manage the movement of their assets around the world,” said Marc Eisenberg, ORBCOMM’s Chief Executive Officer. “ORBCOMM’s highly adaptable iApp platform can be quickly integrated with Lockheed Martin’s existing AIT enterprise system for immediate Return on Investment and streamlined operations.”

About ORBCOMM Inc.

ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) is a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication solutions and the only commercial satellite network dedicated to M2M. ORBCOMM’s unique combination of global satellite, cellular and dual-mode network connectivity, hardware, web reporting applications and software is the M2M industry’s most complete service offering. Our solutions are designed to remotely track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets in core vertical markets including transportation & distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets, oil & gas, maritime, mining and government.

With nearly 20 years of innovation and expertise in M2M, ORBCOMM has more than 1.3 million subscribers with a diverse customer base including premier OEMs such as Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., John Deere, Komatsu Ltd., and Volvo Construction Equipment, as well as end-to-end solutions customers such as C&S Wholesale, Canadian National Railways, CR England, Hub Group, KLLM Transport Services, Marten Transport, Swift Transportation, Target, Tropicana, Tyson Foods, Walmart and Werner Enterprises. For more information, visit www.orbcomm.com.

About Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that - with the addition of Sikorsky - employs approximately 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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